Striped dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

It is the most common cetacean of the Mediterranean Sea, the population in the Occidental pond of the Mediterranean Sea could exceed the 200 000 individuals.

It is an animal of small size, less than 2 m exceeding rarely 60 kg. The back is grey bluish and the face ventrale white. Several dark lines leave of the eye towards the pectoral fin. Of more a typical white flame leaves sides towards the dorsal aileron.

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This dolphin is very sociable and evolves in bands from 5 to 50 individuals, sometimes several hundreds. He is a player and an acrobat, swimming very gladly in the bow of boats and jumps up frequently outside the water. Preferring the waters depth of which exceeds 200 m, it approaches few coasts. The favourite preys are fishes, squids and of big shrimps. Females give birth to a small every 1 or 2 years. The longevity of the sort would be of 30 or 40 years.

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